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How much do glaziers earn in Sweden?

Glaziers. 3,100 people employed in Sweden.

37,500SEK

per month is the median salary for glaziers in Sweden in 2025. That is 2% lower than the median across all jobs in the country, 38,300 SEK.

+3.3% since 2024

≈ €3,300 / $3,850 at September 2026 exchange rates, before tax.

That is roughly 29,924 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

≈ 216 SEK an hour · 450,000 SEK a year

The hourly figure is the monthly salary divided by 173.3 hours (40 hours a week × 52 weeks / 12 months); the yearly figure is twelve times the monthly salary.

The average salary for glaziers in Sweden is 35,000 SEK per month (2025). The median salary is 37,500 SEK. The lowest-paid 10% earn under 28,100 SEK and the highest-paid 10% over 37,500 SEK.

Figures are gross monthly salary before tax, converted to full time. Income tax in Sweden is roughly 30–34% for most earners, plus a national surtax on income above about 51,000 SEK a month.

Average pay
35,000 SEK
Mean gross monthly salary
Lowest 10%
28,100 SEK
Earn less than this
Highest 10%
37,500 SEK
Earn more than this
People employed
3,100
Statistics Sweden's occupational register 2024

The pay range

How monthly salaries are distributed among glaziers in Sweden. The same scale is used in the tables further down.

28,100 SEKLowest 10%37,500 SEKMedian37,500 SEKHighest 10%
Light band: the middle 80 per cent. Dark band: the middle half, earning 31,300–37,500 SEK. The red line is the median salary across all jobs in Sweden.

Glaziers starting salary

Statistics Sweden publishes no starting-salary figures. The closest proxies are what the youngest people in the job earn and where the lower end of the pay distribution sits.

The youngest in the job, aged 25–34, earn 36,300 SEK a month on average — roughly 29,000 SEK after tax in an average municipality.

Starting-salary proxies, before and after tax
Before tax After tax
Average, aged 25–34 36,300 SEK 29,019 SEK
Lowest 10% earn less than 28,100 SEK 22,834 SEK
Lowest 25% earn less than 31,300 SEK 25,248 SEK

These are proxies, not starting salaries. An age band holds both people who have just started and people ten years into the job, and the lowest paid are not always newcomers. The collective-agreement minimum and an individual offer can sit above or below.

Glaziers pay in the private and public sector

What glaziers earn depends a great deal on who the employer is.

Monthly salary by sector and gender
Sector Average pay Median pay Men Women
All sectors 35,000 SEK 37,500 SEK 37,500 SEK –
Private sector 35,000 SEK 37,500 SEK 37,500 SEK –

Glaziers salary after tax in Sweden

What glaziers actually take home depends on which municipality they live in. The table shows what 37,500 SEK a month comes to after tax in a few of them.

That is roughly 29,924 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

37,500 SEK a month after tax, by municipality
Municipality Municipal and regional tax After tax
Average municipality 32.38% 29,924 SEK
Stockholm 30.55% 30,427 SEK
Göteborg 32.60% 29,873 SEK
Malmö 32.42% 29,914 SEK
Österåker (lowest tax) 28.93% 30,723 SEK
Dorotea (highest tax) 35.65% 29,166 SEK
  • The youngest in the job, aged 25–34 years, earn 36,300 SEK before tax — roughly 29,019 SEK after.
  • The best paid 10% earn more than 37,500 SEK, which is roughly 29,924 SEK after tax.

Calculate the salary after tax for glaziers

The figures assume an average municipality, no church fee and an age under 66. The calculator takes your own municipality into account.

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Glaziers salary by age

Pay for glaziers normally rises with years in the job.

Monthly salary by age
Age 27,500 37,500 Average pay Men Women Number
25–34 years 36,300 SEK – – –

Pay by level of education

Monthly salary by level of education
Level of education 27,500 37,500 Average pay Men Women Number
Upper secondary education 3 years (ISCED97 3A) 35,800 SEK 36,000 SEK – –

Glaziers pay growth 2016–2025

Median salary per year. Years with no reported median are skipped. The dashed line marks the break between the older and the newer series at Statistics Sweden; comparisons across it should be made with care.

From 30,000 SEK in 2016 to 37,500 SEK in 2025, +25% in total. Nominal figures, not adjusted for inflation. The lighter part of the line, the years before 2024, comes from an older set of statistics at Statistics Sweden and is not fully comparable with the later years.

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Swedish job titles in this occupation

Statistics Sweden files the following Swedish job titles under SSYK 7124, “glastekniker”. These are the titles you will actually meet in Swedish job ads.

  • Bilglasmontör
  • Glasare
  • Glasmontör
  • Glasmästare
  • Glasmästeriarbetare
  • Glastekniker
  • Rammakare
  • Tavelinramare
  • Vagnsglasmästare

Frequently asked questions

How much do glaziers earn in 2026?

The latest figures are Statistics Sweden's salary structure statistics for 2025, published on 16 June 2026. The median salary was then 37,500 SEK a month before tax, against 36,300 SEK the year before (2024) — +3.3%. Figures for 2026 are normally published in June 2027; until then the 2025 figures are the latest there are, and we do not project our own.

What is the median salary for glaziers in Sweden?

The median salary for glaziers in Sweden is 37,500 SEK per month before tax (2025). That means half earn less and half earn more. The median across all jobs in Sweden is 38,300 SEK, so glaziers sit 2% lower than the typical job.

How much do glaziers earn after tax?

The median salary for glaziers is 37,500 SEK a month before tax. In an average Swedish municipality, without the church fee and for someone under 66, that works out at roughly 29,900 SEK after tax. The exact figure depends on which municipality you live in — our salary-after-tax calculator works it out.

What is the difference between average and median pay for glaziers?

The average (35,000 SEK) is the mean of every salary and is pulled upwards by the highest earners. The median (37,500 SEK) is the salary in the middle of the scale and usually gives a better picture of what glaziers typically earn.

What is the starting salary for glaziers in Sweden?

Statistics Sweden does not publish starting salaries as such. The closest figure is the youngest people in the job: glaziers aged 25–34 years earn 36,300 SEK per month on average. The lowest-paid 10% in the job earn less than 28,100 SEK. More in the section “Glaziers starting salary” above.

How high can the salary go for glaziers?

The highest-paid 10% in the job earn more than 37,500 SEK per month. Pay is shaped by sector, experience, level of education and where in the country you work.

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